What really went on behind the scenes when country girl Samantha Armytage unseated the queen of breakfast TV, Melissa Doyle? In the August issue of The Weekly, Associate Editor Michael Sheather talks to the self-confessed party girl about newsroom feuds, finding a man and filling big shoes.
Samantha Armytage has given her first interview since taking on Sunrise as she steps into the enormous shoes of the incredibly successful Mel Doyle to become co-host of Seven’s breakfast program.
In a wide-ranging interview in The Weekly, Sam speaks candidly about why she took the job and how she’s handling the transition.
She opens up about the incredible scrutiny she has faced since being offered the role which she says came as a “total surprise”.
From her parents’ property in southern NSW where Sam travelled for the shoot, she speaks candidly about her rise from “ordinary country kid” to breakfast TV queen, and the “huge responsibility” of the role she is about to step into.
A self-confessed party girl, Sam discusses how she’ll make the transition into her new gig and the huge shoes she has to fill, and speaks about love and relationships, and how she’ll handle the competitive world of breakfast TV.
Read more of this story in the August issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly.
